Battle of the Great Lakes
09-02-10
It’s what we plan our Friday nights around. It’s what we, as Texans, look forward to all year. Westlake football kicked off Aug. 28 when the Chaps traveled to Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium to face off against the Lake Travis Cavaliers in th...
09-02-10
It’s what we plan our Friday nights around. It’s what we, as Texans, look forward to all year. Westlake football kicked off Aug. 28 when the Chaps traveled to Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium to face off against the Lake Travis Cavaliers in th...
Battle of the Great Lakes
09-02-10
It’s what we plan our Friday nights around. It’s what we, as Texans, look forward to all year. Westlake football kicked off Aug. 28 when the Chaps traveled to Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium to face off against the Lake Travis Cavaliers in the annual Battle of the Great Lakes. At 7:30 p.m. friends, family and fans piled into the stadium as players and coaches waited in the locker rooms, anticipating their first non-District game. “Going in I was excited to see what kind of team we we...
College Football Preview 2010
09-02-10
2010 College Football teams to watch: While I could go on for hours on key concerns and predictions for many different teams next year, I have compiled a list of five programs that never fail to impress. This season, be on the lookout for these teams. 1. Alabama 2009-10 record: 14-0 Despite the loss of defensive captain Rolando McClain, the defending Bowl Championship Series National Champions are in for another great season. With the excellent leadership of hea...
Shootin' for par
05-25-10
On May 13-14, the boys varsity golf team made school history by taking first place in the State Tournament for the second consecutive year. “Overall, I think the team has done an outstanding job this year,” junior Brenden Redfern said. “We’ve really worked hard and that hard work paid off with a second straight State Championship.” As he finished his final round, senior Alex Ellis remembers coach Callan Nokes’s face vividly. “I was walking up to the green and I stopped to talk to Coach ...
Taking state
05-25-10
After completing an undefeated season by winning 11 tournaments, the girls golf team headed to State. On May 13 they began the State tournament at Jimmy Clay golf course. The usual 36-hole, two-day round was reduced to 27 holes because of stormy weather conditions. However, this clearly did not stop the girls’ determination because they ended up taking home the State title. The girls had the lowest scores both days, with 302 the first day and 154 the second. They ended up coming out on top with ...
JV Boys Soccer
05-17-10
With their season over, the boy’s JV soccer came out on top. Overall JV A finished with 16 wins, 3 ties and 3 losses, and JV B compiled 15 wins, 3 ties and 1 loss. “Our team was good this year,” midfielder sophomore Paul Carrano said. “Next year I think we are going to do even better.” ...
No pain, no gain
05-13-10
After losing to its arch rival, the Bowie Bulldogs, the varsity girls soccer team’s playoff run ended with frustration. But the team has experienced a change of heart in the past few weeks, and has started looking forward to playing Bowie next year. “The team is proud to have made it as far as we did,” junior Aubree Brown said. “[Bowie] has knocked us out of playoffs two years in a row, but third time's the charm.” Honorary captain for the 2010-11 school year, Aubree is one of the team’s ...
Baseball Moves on in Playoffs
05-13-10
Baseball finishes District, wins in first round of postseason With a 20-10-1 overall record, the varsity baseball team advanced into the first round of the playoffs. On May 6, the Chaps took on San Antonio Madison at the Blossom Center in San Antonio in the first game of a best of three series. The Chaps dominated Madison with an 11-1 win. The next game was played at Westlake on May 7. The Chaps rolled to an 18-8 victory after going down 4-8 in the fourth inning. The Chaps will face San A...
09-02-10
It’s what we plan our Friday nights around. It’s what we, as Texans, look forward to all year. Westlake football kicked off Aug. 28 when the Chaps traveled to Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium to face off against the Lake Travis Cavaliers in the annual Battle of the Great Lakes. At 7:30 p.m. friends, family and fans piled into the stadium as players and coaches waited in the locker rooms, anticipating their first non-District game. “Going in I was excited to see what kind of team we we...
College Football Preview 2010
09-02-10
2010 College Football teams to watch: While I could go on for hours on key concerns and predictions for many different teams next year, I have compiled a list of five programs that never fail to impress. This season, be on the lookout for these teams. 1. Alabama 2009-10 record: 14-0 Despite the loss of defensive captain Rolando McClain, the defending Bowl Championship Series National Champions are in for another great season. With the excellent leadership of hea...
Shootin' for par
05-25-10
On May 13-14, the boys varsity golf team made school history by taking first place in the State Tournament for the second consecutive year. “Overall, I think the team has done an outstanding job this year,” junior Brenden Redfern said. “We’ve really worked hard and that hard work paid off with a second straight State Championship.” As he finished his final round, senior Alex Ellis remembers coach Callan Nokes’s face vividly. “I was walking up to the green and I stopped to talk to Coach ...
Taking state
05-25-10
After completing an undefeated season by winning 11 tournaments, the girls golf team headed to State. On May 13 they began the State tournament at Jimmy Clay golf course. The usual 36-hole, two-day round was reduced to 27 holes because of stormy weather conditions. However, this clearly did not stop the girls’ determination because they ended up taking home the State title. The girls had the lowest scores both days, with 302 the first day and 154 the second. They ended up coming out on top with ...
JV Boys Soccer
05-17-10
With their season over, the boy’s JV soccer came out on top. Overall JV A finished with 16 wins, 3 ties and 3 losses, and JV B compiled 15 wins, 3 ties and 1 loss. “Our team was good this year,” midfielder sophomore Paul Carrano said. “Next year I think we are going to do even better.” ...
No pain, no gain
05-13-10
After losing to its arch rival, the Bowie Bulldogs, the varsity girls soccer team’s playoff run ended with frustration. But the team has experienced a change of heart in the past few weeks, and has started looking forward to playing Bowie next year. “The team is proud to have made it as far as we did,” junior Aubree Brown said. “[Bowie] has knocked us out of playoffs two years in a row, but third time's the charm.” Honorary captain for the 2010-11 school year, Aubree is one of the team’s ...
Baseball Moves on in Playoffs
05-13-10
Baseball finishes District, wins in first round of postseason With a 20-10-1 overall record, the varsity baseball team advanced into the first round of the playoffs. On May 6, the Chaps took on San Antonio Madison at the Blossom Center in San Antonio in the first game of a best of three series. The Chaps dominated Madison with an 11-1 win. The next game was played at Westlake on May 7. The Chaps rolled to an 18-8 victory after going down 4-8 in the fourth inning. The Chaps will face San A...